Footwear having integrated pearls and cushioning on the sole

ABSTRACT

This invention is relating to a new kind of footwear, of which the top layer of the sole is made up with an even surface and an uneven surface. This new kind of footwear can offer both health protection and comfortable wearing, and this invention can be applied in many kinds of shoes including but not limited to sandals, slippers and so on.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to technique of footwear, in particular the sole which utilizes freshwater pearl clusters and cushioned padding to give the wearer a sensation of comfort, and subtle massaging.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Presently there is a kind of shoe, the structure of which was a Chinese utility model patent bulletined on Mar. 7, 2001 with the publication number of CN2421867Y. In accordance with the technique publicized in the patent, the upper 1 and the top layer 2 of the sole 3 are made of pearls clustering together to enable the shoe to be of health-protection function, therefore the feet will get massaged when wearing such shoes as the feet can touch the pearls constantly. The existing structure of shoes can help people keep fit in some way, however, since the top layer 2 is completely made of pearl clusters, it makes possible that the sole 3 and heel of the foot may constantly touch against an uneven surface especially in a long walk and so that the sole and the middle part of the heel may feel tired and even painful and finally makes the goals of comfort and health protection unachievable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A main object of the present invention is to offer a new kind of comfortable footwear that can give the wearer a sensation of comfort and subtle massaging.

To attain the object of the present invention, the top layer of the sole is made up with two parts, one is an even surface and the other an uneven surface; the said even surface(s) of a shoe is/(are) located at the sole of the foot and/or the middle part of the heel; and the uneven surface is made up with some small spherical surfaces or other unsharp curved surfaces. Further speaking, the uneven surface is made of pearls clustering together.

This invention is applied towards mid to high-end lady's and men's open-toed shoes with the purpose of fashion/styling (with the visual aspects of the pearl), providing a unique sensation (with the tactile contact between the foot and the sole), and utilizing the therapeutic qualities of the pearl (with its various micro-elements proven to be good for the skin). And from structure aspect, the top layer of the sole is separated into even surface and uneven surface, the even surface of the cushioning shall contact the sole and the middle part of the heel so as to help the foot's ball and heel avoid becoming tired and painful; and the uneven surface of the pearl clusters shall contact and massage the foot to help people keep fit.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For the purpose of making the invention easier to understand, some particular embodiments thereof will now be described with reference to the appended drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is the 3-D sketch of the footwear structure of this invention.

FIG. 2 is the sketch of the main view of a normal shoe.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the top layer 2 of the sole, according to this invention, is made up with an even surface22 and an uneven surface 21; the said even surface(s)22 of a shoe is/(are) located at the sole of the foot and/or the middle part of the heel; when wearing such a shoe, the even surface shall contact the sole and the middle part of the heel so as to help the foot avoid becoming tired and painful; and the uneven surface21 of a shoe is made up with some small spherical surfaces or other unsharp curved surfaces to contact and massage the foot to help people keep fit. And the uneven surface can be made of pearls clustering together as pearls are rich in more than 20 kinds of microelements, which is good for people's health.

Therefore, this invention of shoes can offer both health protection and comfortable wearing.

The said structure can be applied in many kinds of shoes including but not limited to sandals, slippers and so on. It is understood that the invention that the top layer 2 is made up with an even surface 22 and an uneven surface 21 may be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit thereof. Thus, the present examples and embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein. 

1. Footwear having integrated pearls and cushioning on the sole, comprising: a sole; wherein the top layer of the sole is made up with an even surface and an uneven surface.
 2. The footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the even surfaces 22 are located at the sole and the middle part of the heel.
 3. The footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the even surface 22 is located at the sole or the middle part of the heel.
 4. The footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the uneven surface 21 is made up with some small spherical surfaces or some unsharp curved surfaces.
 5. The footwear as claimed in claim 2, wherein the uneven surface 21 is made up with some small spherical surfaces or some unsharp curved surfaces.
 6. The footwear as claimed in claim 3, wherein the uneven surface 21 is made up with some small spherical surfaces or some unsharp curved surfaces.
 7. The footwear as claimed in claim 4, wherein the uneven surface 21 is made of some pearls clustering together.
 8. The footwear as claimed in claim 5, wherein the uneven surface 21 is made of some pearls clustering together.
 9. The footwear as claimed in claim 6, wherein the uneven surface21 is made of some pearls clustering together. 